SHAH ALAM: Politician-cum-businessman Adam Radlan Adam Muhammad has claimed trial to two more charges linked to the Jana Wibawa programme.
The Segambut Bersatu deputy chief pleaded not guilty before Sessions Court judge Rozilah Salleh yesterday.
For the first charge, the 42-year-old is accused of receiving a RM2mil bribe from Nepturis Sdn Bhd via his company’s CIMB bank account.
Adam Radlan allegedly received the bribe from managing director Lian Tan Chuan for helping his company to obtain the RM141mil North Klang police headquarters project from the government.
He is also said to have received a RM2.1mil bribe from MIE Infrastructure & Energy Sdn Bhd managing director Mat Jusoh Mamat for helping the company obtain a RM47.8mil road construction project involving a stretch from Jalan Sungai Adam to Kampung Banat in Perlis.
He allegedly committed the offences at CIMB Bank in Jaya One, Petaling Jaya, between April 4 last year and Jan 5 this year, and Nov 26, 2021 and Dec 2 last year respectively.
Both charges were framed under Section 16(a)(A) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act 2009.
The offence carries a jail term of up to 20 years and a fine of not less than five times the amount of bribe or RM10,000, whichever is higher, upon conviction.
MACC deputy public prosecutor Allan Suman Pillai offered a total of RM1mil bail for both cases.
He also asked the court to impose additional conditions which included requiring Adam Radlan to report to the MACC office once every two months and to surrender his passport to the court.
Lawyer Datuk Seri Rajan Navaratnam sought a lower amount of RM300,000 for both charges on grounds that his client had given his full cooperation to the MACC throughout the investigation.
“He is also a father of four children, aged between nine and 16,” he said.
Rajan said his client, who was also charged on Tuesday with two counts of corruption, had posted a bail of RM120,000.
Rozilah fixed bail at RM300,000 in two sureties for both charges.
She also ordered the accused to surrender his passport to the court and to report to the MACC office once a month.
The case is set for next mention on April 12.
On Tuesday, Adam Radlan also pleaded not guilty to a charge of soliciting bribes for himself with a value of between 3.5% and 7% of the project to be acquired by a managing director of MIE Infrastructure & Energy.
The money was allegedly an inducement for him to help the company obtain an acceptance letter under the Jana Wibawa programme from the government.
He also claimed trial to another charge of receiving RM500,000 through his CIMB bank account from an MIE Infrastructure & Energy managing director as an inducement for him to assist the company.
Adam Radlan had allegedly received the money as an inducement to help obtain an acceptance letter for a project called Projek Membina Jalan Sg Adam ke Kg Banat, Perlis, from the government through direct negotiations.
The project was valued at RM47.8mil.
